Simulator evaluation of drivers’ speed, deceleration and lateral position at rural intersections in relation to different perceptual cues

Montella, Alfonso; Aria, Massimo; D’Ambrosio, Antonio; Galante, Francesco; Mauriello, Filomena; Pernetti, Mariano

doi:10.1016/j.aap.2011.05.030

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“…The fact that variations in acceleration and deceleration where significantly higher during the last 100 m before the entrance on the first day compared to the other days might suggest that participants were not yet fully adapted to handle the brake and gear pedals very precisely on the first day. Yet, participants were given the opportunity to familiarize with the simulator controls by means of a 10 min practice session (two trips of 4km and 7km respectively), which is in line with numerous other driving simulator studies (e.g., Bella, 2007;Calvi et al, 2012;Charlton, 2007;Galante et al, 2010;Montella et al, 2011). Finally, we found variations in SDLP across the successive analysis zones which were independent neither of the day, nor of the presence or absence of the gate.…”

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Does the effect of traffic calming measures endure over time? – A simulator study on the influence of gates

Ariën

Brijs

et al. 2014

Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviou

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Accident statistics show that transitions from rural to urban areas are accident prone locations. Inappropriate speed and mental underload have been identified as important causal factors on such transitions. A variety of traffic calming measures (TCM) near rural-urban transitions has been tested in field experiments and driving simulator studies. Simulator experiments where drivers are exposed a single TCM in one session are well reported in the literature. However, the extents to which drivers' behavior will be consistent over time when exposed to the same treatment over time are relatively scare and unclear. This study examined drivers behavior when exposed to the same treatment (a gate construction located at a rural-urban transition). Over a period of five successive days, seventeen participants completed a 17 km test-drive on a driving simulator with two thoroughfare configurations (gates present or absent) in a within-subject design. Results indicate that gates induced a local speed reduction that sustained over this five-day period. The effect on standard deviation of acceleration/deceleration and lateral position was rather limited. Overall we conclude that gate constructions have the potential to improve traffic safety in the direct vicinity of rural-urban transitions, even if drivers are repeatedly exposed. Notwithstanding, we advise policy makers to appropriately use this measure. Best is to always carefully consider the broader situational context (such as whether the road serves a traffic-rather than a residential function) of each particular location where the implementation of a gate construction is one of the options.

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Does the effect of traffic calming measures endure over time? – A simulator study on the influence of gates

Ariën

Brijs

et al. 2014

Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviou

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“…One of the main cause of accidents on such intersections is speeding. Appropriate research has been conducted in order to reduce the driver speed on intersections [33,34] and the results have shown which type of signalization is the most effective for reducing the speed. This research results should be considered while testing real intersection examples.…”

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New design procedure for four-leg channelized intersections

Stančerić¹,

Korlaet²,

Dragčević³

2017

JCE

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The design and possible simplifications of four-leg channelized intersections are analysed in the paper. The research resulted in a new simpler approach in which all intersection elements are properly formed from the very beginning, so that the need for the swept path analysis and redefining of intersection elements is rendered superfluous. New procedures for the design of four-leg channelized intersections for the 60 to 90 degree intersection angles, and for semi-trailer trucks 16.5 m in length, are presented. Novi postupak oblikovanja četverokrakih kanaliziranih raskrižja U radu se istražuje projektiranje kanaliziranih četverokrakih raskrižja i moguća pojednostaljenja. Provedeno je istraživanje rezultiralo novim i jednostavnijim pristupom u kojem su svi elementi raskrižja pravilno oblikovani od samog početka, tako da je potreba za kontrolom provoznosti i redefiniranjem elemenata raskrižja postala suvišna. Prikazani novi postupci projektiranja četverokrakih kanaliziranih raskrižja za kutove presijecanja osi od 60 do 90° za tegljač s poluprikolicom duljine 16.5 m.Ključne riječi: četverokraka kanalizirana raskrižja, nesemaforizirana raskrižja, trajektorije kretanja vozila, prometni otoci, rubovi kolnika, mjerodavno vozilo Wissenschaftlicher Originalbeitrag

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“…In this paper, a high fidelity driving simulator is used to study driver behavior at EFL intersections, which is a cost-effective way in examining driver responses under different traffic conditions, signage, and other design factors without posing any risk to drivers (Lee et al, 2003;Montella et al, 2011).…”

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Driving simulator evaluation of drivers’ response to intersections with dynamic use of exit-lanes for left-turn

Zhao

Yun

Zhang

et al. 2015

Accident Analysis & Prevention

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Simulator evaluation of drivers’ speed, deceleration and lateral position at rural intersections in relation to different perceptual cues

Cited by 74 publications

References 19 publications

Does the effect of traffic calming measures endure over time? – A simulator study on the influence of gates

Does the effect of traffic calming measures endure over time? – A simulator study on the influence of gates

New design procedure for four-leg channelized intersections

Driving simulator evaluation of drivers’ response to intersections with dynamic use of exit-lanes for left-turn

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